Quote Originally Posted by islaydarkblue View Post
I agree with most of what you say apart from ‘You swing faster, you hit it (the golf ball) further makes the game easier and scoring easier.
I disagree with this. Hitting a golf ball is a matter of timing. Trying to hit the cover off the golf ball will not make it travel further. It is more likely to go off course and end up in the rough or the trees if the golf course has tree lined fairways.
I was always told ‘the less you try to hit a golf ball the further it will go’.
The same can also be said for kicking a football.
Go big or go home.....fairways seem to be more forgiving with changes to courses and trying to speed up play by making it less difficult.

You know I like a wee stat.....here's one that convinced me to swing faster for as long as my health permits.

I only hit 7% less GIR from the rough as I do from the fairway but I hit 13% more GIR from 130 yds in than I do from 130 to 150.

So 400 yard hole if I can knock it 270 from the tee I'm still probably gonna be better AFF, find the fairway and I'm defo gonna be better AFF.

Now I better go start a football thread to compensate for that....as punishment.